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Magazine Issue

NBAA 2018 - ShowNews Day 1

NBAA-BACE

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Jet Aviation FBO in Puerto Rico Achieves IS-BAH

Oct 15, 2018
Jet Aviation’s FBO in San Juan is the first in Puerto Rico to qualify for Stage 1 registration to the International Business Aviation Council’s IS-BAH standard, “ensuring that all customers receive the maximum level of safe and secure ground-handling services.”
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Avionics Sales Soar 15.5% in First-Half 2018

Oct 15, 2018
First-half worldwide business and general aviation avionics sales climbed 15.5% year over year, to $1.322 billion, according to the Aircraft Electronics Association’s (AEA) latest Avionics Market Report. Sales during the second quarter jumped 17.8% from a year ago, to $682.1 million.
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Embraer Unveils New Praetor 500/600 Business Jet Derivatives at NBAA

Oct 14, 2018
Brazilian manufacturer Embraer Executive Jets introduced the new Praetor 500 and Praetor 600 midsize and super-midsize business jets, respectively, Oct. 14 at the National Business Aviation Association Conference and Exhibition.
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BACA Steps Up Lobbying, Mulls Uncertainties

Oct 15, 2018
As BACA, The Air Charter Association prepares to mark its 70th anniversary in 2019, the UK organization is flexing new muscles. Last year it became a company limited by guarantee, and appointed its first CEO, Dave Edwards.
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Bombardier to Open $80 Million Miami Center

Oct 15, 2018
Bombardier plans to invest $80 million in a new service center in Miami, doubling the size of its customer service capabilities in Florida.
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Vision Systems Presents Nuance V2 Dimmable Windows

Oct 15, 2018
Vision Systems will feature the second-generation Nuance V2 electronically dimmable windows (EDW) at this year’s show.
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U.S. Justice Department Demands Spinoffs for UTC-Rockwell Approval

Oct 15, 2018
On the day the companies had long expected to be their first day as one corporation, the U.S. Justice Department – in cooperation with European and Canadian competition authorities – instead filed a lawsuit and outlined spinoff demands before United Technologies would be allowed to acquire Rockwell Collins.
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Textron Gets FAA Exemption for Longitude Fuel Tank Issue

Oct 15, 2018
The FAA has granted Textron Aviation a temporary exemption to meeting fuel tank flammability requirements that would allow Citation Longitude deliveries to begin but require a retrofit of delivered aircraft by Jan. 31, 2020.
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Textron Aviation Names New President, CEO

Oct 15, 2018
Ron Draper, Textron Aviation senior vice president of integrated supply chain, has been named president and CEO of the Wichita aircraft manufacturer.
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TAG Farnborough Chief Sees Opportunities in a Time of Change

Oct 15, 2018
A lot has changed at TAG Farnborough Airport – the business-focused airfield to the west of London – since its CEO, Brandon O'Reilly, first joined the team. Yet the biggest difference he has noticed has been in the business aviation industry's perception.
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StandardAero Component Services Opens New Cincinnati Facility

Oct 15, 2018
StandardAero Component Services has opened its new component repair facility in Cincinnati. The 206,000-sq.-ft. facility, which is located next to an existing 236,000-sq.-ft. component repair facility, will accommodate growth on new and legacy platforms, commercial and military engines and larger components.
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Rockwell Collins to Provide Iridium Certus Service

Oct 15, 2018
Rockwell Collins recently signed on as a service provider of Iridium Certus satellite solutions over the Iridium NEXT network.
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Northstar Jet Supports U.S. Forest Service’s Firefighting Operations

Oct 15, 2018
Located in western Montana at the Missoula International Airport (KMSO), Northstar Jet has a front-row seat to some of the West’s most devastating forest fires.
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Global 5500, Global 6500 Complete 70% Of Flight Testing

Oct 15, 2018
Bombardier’s new Global 5500 and Global 6500 long-range business jets have completed 70% of their flight testing and are on track for delivery in 2019.
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20 New Business Jets on the Way, Says Jetcraft

Oct 15, 2018
No fewer than 20 new business aircraft are under development by major manufacturers, almost all expected to enter service within the next five years.
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Jet Aviation Acquires KLM Jet Center

Oct 15, 2018
Jet Aviation has completed its acquisition of KLM Jet Center, a provider of comprehensive FBO/handling services at Amsterdam and Rotterdam International Airports.
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Gulfstream Delivers First G500 to Texas Customer

Oct 15, 2018
Gulfstream Aerospace has delivered its first new G500 business jet, achieving the milestone four years after it unveiled the aircraft in 2014.
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Bombardier Global 7500 Earns Canadian Approval

Oct 15, 2018
Bombardier Business Aircraft’s new ultra-long-range $72 million Global 7500 business jet has earned certification from Transport Canada, paving the way for entry-into-service this year.
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BCA’s Garvey Selected as Distinguished Statesman of Aviation

Oct 15, 2018
Business & Commercial Aviation editor in chief William Garvey has been selected as one of the recipients of the National Aeronautic Association’s 2018 Wesley L. McDonald Distinguished Statesman of Aviation Award.
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FlightSafety eLearning Joins USAIG’s Performance Vector Safety Initiative

Oct 15, 2018
USAIG has announced that FlightSafety International has been added to its Performance Vector safety initiative.
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Sheltair: Little Big Man

Oct 15, 2018
Sheltair Aviation isn’t intimidated by the giant FBO chains of the world. The service company continues to add enhancements to its small family of FBOs, real estate developments and other interests.
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Cutter Expands Footprint with Pilatus Deal

Oct 15, 2018
Cutter Aviation’s bourgeoning relationship with Swiss aircraft manufacturer Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. has raised the revenue potential for the small FBO chain and provided it with some competitive armor from the very large chains.
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Duncan Aviation Contemporizes Challenger 605 Interior

Oct 15, 2018
Duncan Aviation recently updated a Bombardier 605 interior for a customer. Multimedia designer Ken Reita designed new drink rails and updated the seat design using new seat frames to add visual appeal and gave the entire interior a sleek, contemporary look that can be repeated in any Challenger 605 cabin.
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Duncan Aviation Invests Ahead of Demand

Oct 15, 2018
Over the past 20 years, Duncan Aviation has directed nearly $280 million back into the company, reinvesting in new facilities, equipment and leadership development, and another $55 million in training. “That’s nearly one-third of a billion dollars,” says company chairman Todd Duncan.
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Conklin & de Decker Release 2018 Performance Comparator

Oct 15, 2018
Conklin & de Decker has released its 2018 Aircraft Performance Comparator.
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Flying to Nowhere in Extreme Comfort

Oct 15, 2018
Gulfstream’s new G500 was designed by pilots for pilots, with an intuitive flight deck that includes active-control sidesticks, customizable touchscreens and a comfortable cockpit for long-range flights, noted a Gulfstream pilot following a media flight over Orlando, Florida.
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NetJets Takes Option For Up To 325 Hemispheres & Longitudes

Oct 15, 2018
Textron Aviation kicked off the National Business Aviation Association Conference & Exhibition with the announcement of an order option for the Citation Hemisphere business jet from fractional ownership company NetJets. Once firm, the order will be the launch order for the aircraft.
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Atlantic Aviation Spent $2 Billion to Build Empire

Oct 15, 2018
When it’s not acquiring FBOs, Atlantic Aviation is busy sprucing up any one of the many facilities it manages.
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Avinode Boosts Brokerage & Ops Apps

Oct 15, 2018
Avinode Group, long known as the leading business-to-business platform for buying and selling air charter, is rolling out some significant advancements to its web-based apps for brokers and operators that will benefit their customers, too.
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London Night Closures: Dark Future?

Oct 15, 2018
The collective exhaling of relief last week when Luton Airport's summer night-closure program came to an end was almost loud enough to drown out the roar of all those business jets that the airfield north of London is once again able to welcome after dark.
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20 New Business Jets on the Way, Says Jetcraft

Oct 15, 2018
No fewer than 20 new business aircraft are under development by major manufacturers, almost all expected to enter service within the next five years.
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Dassault FalconEye: A Head-Up Leap Forward

Oct 15, 2018
The thundery weather conditions appeared nearly ideal for an evaluation of Dassault’s new FalconEye combined vision system at dusk on the day we flew Dassault’s Falcon 8X flight test aircraft.​
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We Fly Rockwell Collins Combined Vision System

Oct 15, 2018
We had the opportunity to fly Rockwell Collins’ Challenger 601, fitted with the latest HGS-6605 head-up display that has the CVS upgrade. The flight also enabled us to compare it to Dassault’s FalconEye HUD/CVS gear that we evaluated earlier this year.
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Safran Targets June for Silvercrest Compressor Test

Oct 15, 2018
Safran's troubled Silvercrest program is progressing towards testing a new axial high-pressure compressor in June 2019 – hoping to help meet Cessna's performance requirements for the Hemisphere business jet.
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Chinese Investor Rescues Eclipse, to Buy Company

Oct 15, 2018
Plans for an improved version of the Eclipse very light jet may once again be possible after Chinese investors rescued its parent company from Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week.
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Airbus Helicopters Blends Luxury With Utility

Oct 15, 2018
Private and business aviation customers are expected to make up one-quarter of all Airbus Helicopters’ bookings in North America over the next five years.
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General Dynamics Buys Nordam Nacelle Line for Gulfstreams

Oct 15, 2018
Gulfstream parent General Dynamics acquired the Nordam Group’s nacelle manufacturing line for the Gulfstream G500 and Gulfstream G600 jets.
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Jet Aviation: Not a Time for Complacency

Oct 15, 2018
Jet Aviation, the wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, continues to enhance its operations in the U.S. and elsewhere worldwide as a way to retain and attract market share in the FBO sector.
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Life for FBOs Improves; Cost Concerns Remain

Oct 15, 2018
The U.S.-based FBO industry must continue to watch its margins to ensure continued profitability.
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Aerion Lays Out Supersonic Road Map

Oct 16, 2018
Supersonic business jet developer Aerion has officially launched preliminary design of its 12-seater, Mach 1.4-capable AS2 and revealed ambitions to develop bigger and faster follow-on variants, including potential commercial models.
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Signature Safety and Service Are Standard

Oct 15, 2018
Mark Johnstone became CEO of Signature Flight Support on April 1. Johnstone, who joined BBA Aviation in 2008, also serves as CEO there. BBA Aviation is Signature’s parent company.
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ASD-B Deadline Looms Ever Closer

Oct 15, 2018
With the January 1, 2020, deadline drawing closer for automatic dependent surveillance compliance, only about 52% of business aviation aircraft that fly in U.S. airspace are in compliance with the rule, according to MRO specialist Duncan Aviation.
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Aviation Week Predicts 8,700 Business Jet Deliveries Through 2028

Oct 16, 2018
A new Aviation Week Intelligence Network forecast predicts worldwide deliveries of 8,683 business jets and 2,877 turboprops from 2019-2028, exhibiting a 1.4% annual growth rate.
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Jetcraft Raises Its Business Jet Forecast

Oct 15, 2018
Healthy economic growth in the world’s major economies is generating a greater demand for business jets, especially those with large cabins and ultra-long range, says Jetcrafd.
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Honeywell: Jets Entering Market Spur Growth

Oct 16, 2018
Big-cabin jets—ranging from super midsize through business liner classes—over the next five years represent 62% of the units and 87% of the value of planned new jet purchases in 2018 dollars.
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Flying Colours Grows as Market Booms

Oct 15, 2018
MRO experts Flying Colours is adding 148,000 sq. ft. of new facilities in North America to meet demand for new and refurbished large-cabin business jets.
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100th Challenger From Flying Colours

Oct 15, 2018
Flying Colours hit a major milestone just before NBAA with its 100th major retrofit of a Bombardier Challenger.
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Argus Launches Avmosys Mobile Scheduling App

Oct 15, 2018
Argus International is rolling out the first app for the business aviation community that it claims is fully mobile and works on most smart devices.
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Bombardier – Gone to the Dogs

Oct 15, 2018
Bombardier Business Aircraft is giving away “Smoothie” cuddly toy dogs at its static display, because its Global family of business jets are the airplanes of choice for all creatures, great and small.
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Eye-Control Combined Vision HUD from Universal/Elbit

Oct 15, 2018
The cockpit of the future is here today with augmented reality, a wearable head-up display and point-and-click access to flight information triggered by the pilot’s eye movements.
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Satcom Direct Launches Consultancy, New Products

Oct 15, 2018
Satcom Direct will cement the company’s position as a single end-to-end source for all business aviation connectivity needs, from infrastructure and hardware to cybersecurity.
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Praetor 500 and 600 Blaze New Path for Embraer

Oct 15, 2018
Michael Amalfitano, president and CEO of Embraer Executive Jets, opened the curtain on the Praetor 500 and Praetor 600.
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Collins Adds More Aircraft for ADS-B Out

Oct 15, 2018
With the FAA’s January 2020 mandate to equip for automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) out position reporting coming closer into view, Rockwell Collins will announce business jet additions to its approved model list supplemental type certificate for complying avionics at this year’s NBAA conference.
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Questions for Brian Proctor

Oct 15, 2018
Brian Proctor, Founder, President and CEO, Mente Group LLC, Addison, Texas, and president of the International Aircraft Dealers Association is interviewed by William Garvey.
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GE Shows Affinity for Supersonics

Oct 15, 2018
GE Aviation has disclosed initial details of the 18,000-lb.-thrust Affinity powerplant, which is the first supersonic engine ever to be developed for a business jet, and the first designed to meet Stage 5 noise limits.
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Airbus Exhibits ACJ319 at NBAA Show

Oct 15, 2018
Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ) usually brings an ACJ319 to NBAA, and this year is no exception. But it’s the first time out in public for this particular aircraft, an ACJ319 operated for VVIP charter by K5 Aviation of Germany. Of the more than 190 ACJs of all types delivered worldwide, only 20 or 30 are available for charter.
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Charter-Broker Rules for Consumer Protection

Oct 15, 2018
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s new air-charter broker regulations contain few surprises and largely integrates industry input from the 11-year rulemaking process, industry groups affected by the rule say.